Lawrence in Arabia : war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East / Scott Anderson.
نوع المادة : نصالناشر:New York : Doubleday, 2013الطبعات:First Editionوصف:xii, 577 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780385532921 (hbk)
- 038553292X (hbk)
- D568.4.L45 A66 2013
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | D568.4.L45 A66 2013 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010011297740 | ||
كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | D568.4.L45 A66 2013 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010011297736 |
Maps on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-552) and index.
Playboys in the holy land -- A very unusual type -- Another and another nice thing -- To the last million -- A despicable mess -- The keepers of secrets -- Treachery -- The battle joined -- The man who would be kingmaker -- Neatly in the void -- A mist of deceits -- An audacious scheme -- Aqaba -- Hubris -- To the flame -- A gathering fury -- Solitary pursuits -- Damascus -- Epilogue: Paris.
A narrative chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal roles of a small group of adventurers and low-level officers who orchestrated a secret effort to control the Middle East, demonstrating how they instigated jihad against British forces, built an elaborate intelligence ring and forged ties to gain valuable oil concessions.